GA SB 268
withdrawnOffenses Against Public Order; crime of interference with a first responder; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
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Quick answers
Did GA SB 268 pass?
No. GA SB 268 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
What is GA SB 268 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to provide for the crime of interference with a first responder; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 268?
Randy Robertson, Steve Gooch, John Albers and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 268.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to provide for the crime of interference with a first responder; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-26
- Latest action
- 2026-03-19 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Randy Robertsonprimary
- Steve Goochprimary
- John Albersprimary
- Timothy Beardenprimary
- Chuck Payneprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-19
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-04
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee,withdrawal
2025-04-02
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-11
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-03-10
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-06
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-03-06
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-03-06
Senate Taken from Table
2025-03-06
Senate Tabled
2025-03-04
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-03-03
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-27
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-02-26
Senate Hopper
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #217 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-06 · pass · 38-17
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: no
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: no
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: no
- ORROCK: other
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
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